Chapter 5, Increase of Dependents

Loading skills in this manner, compared to a direct and crude approach, can yield additional benefits.

Although the number of gray fog mermen on the other side is greater, they appear to be in a dire state, emaciated and gaunt, as if they have fled from disaster. Most of them do not even have a weapon in hand.

But this is just the beginning. Lin Xiao first secretly loaded all the true believers and above with the skills of the fishmen around the altar, and then loudly called for all the Gray Mist fishmen to gather at the altar, reiterating what he had just said.

Just now, the great Lord of the Gray Mist informed us that a group of fishmen has arrived in our waters, children follow me

Although they are all extremely small and are mere adherents, this represents a good beginning, indicating that this group of fishman refugees has a high level of acceptance of faith

The facts are evident; this is not just one or two, but so many fishmen who have gained immense power. These are the most devoted followers of the Lord of the Faithful Mist. The impact of such a multitude of role models is astonishing. In less than a minute, all thirty-four remaining false believers have transformed into true believers.

Especially as one true believer after another completed their fishman skills, they all attempted to unleash a terrifying combat power for fishmen. Lin Xiao, seeing the fervent gazes of the other fishmen, immediately jumped out and shouted

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, as he was worried that if a real fight broke out, it would undoubtedly result in significant losses among the fishmen

Under the daily influence of the original tribe, more and more fishmen joined the faith of the Lord of Mist. The number of his followers grew rapidly, soon surpassing two-thirds of the newly arrived fishmen who established a connection of faith with Lin Xiao, indicating that they had become his new followers, albeit with a low level of faith, essentially being superficial believers

It cannot be said that Lin Xiao is particularly skilled in shepherding his followers; these are all the first batch of vassals established during the creation of the divine realm, who have an advantage in faith. Any player could achieve similar results, and some may even surpass him. The true test for them will be the new vassals that will be added in the future, or the battles in foreign realms. The challenge lies in how to educate the indigenous races of the conquered alternate planes, which will truly test the capabilities of a newly ascended deity

Before this, he was merely a fanatic

Time flies swiftly, and ten days have passed. The large catch of fish and shrimp has transformed the fishermen refugees, allowing them to shed their previous disheveled appearance and quickly integrate into the new tribe

Emerging from the divine realm's login pod, Lin Xiao was still reflecting on the circumstances within the divine realm. He realized that the food supply for the fishmen in the divine realm might be insufficient.

Under the watchful eyes of all the fishmen, this zero-level fishman, who had yet to be promoted to a first-level fishman warrior, erupted with unprecedented speed in that instant, crashing heavily into a wall of sea sand not far from the altar. With a loud 'boom', the wall of sea sand, which was as strong as a brick wall, was instantly breached, creating a hole large enough to accommodate a thigh, and countless grains of sand were scattered all over the ground

Lin Xiao has to attend a major class every seven days, so the foreign invasions occur almost every few years. The fishmen have become accustomed to this. Although the interval this time is quite short, the fishmen did not suspect anything. Having just gained powerful new abilities, they are all eager to try them out, filled with confidence

Then, a fishman who had just been promoted from a shallow believer to a true believer swiftly dashed out with a bone spur in hand, startling the nearby fishmen with his incredible speed

And now, a new trial has immediately come for Lin Xiao. After the entire clan loaded the new skills, he began to load the species card. Four hundred new Gray Mist Fishmen suddenly appeared on the northern beach of the tribe, moving towards the Gray Mist Fishmen tribe under the influence of an unknown force

On this day, under the conscious guidance of Lin Xiao, the tribe began to collect sea sand and gravel from the outside, preparing to expand the tribe

Among the original forty-three true believers, two-thirds have become devout believers. Most importantly, among the original devout believers, exactly eight have become fanatics

In this way, all dependents are qualified to acquire the skill 'Salted Fish Thrust'

Compared to Lin Xiao's earlier performance, this merman's display is more convincing. After all, he is the leader of a tribe, and everyone knows he is formidable. However, this merman, who was previously recognized as weak, was able to exhibit such powerful combat capabilities, completely overturning their perceptions

In conclusion, Lin Xiao currently has a total of 9 fanatics, 38 devout believers, and the rest are true believers

This is the power granted by the Great Lord of the Mist, and believing in the Great Lord of the Mist will bestow upon us great strength

But he is not in a hurry; matters of faith cannot be rushed. In any case, he has plenty of time, so he takes it slow. He prays regularly every day and attends a large gathering of believers once a month, among other activities. Especially after a period of assessment, it will be a great opportunity to spread the faith.

At the moment the divine revelation was delivered, a beam of golden light shot from the sacred emblem at the center of the altar into the forehead of the revived merman chief, who was also the tribe's part-time priest, suddenly raising the bone knife in his hand and shouting

He had a thought, and a glimmer of golden light vanished from the top of the fishman leader's head, then, in the name of the Lord of Gray Mist, he issued a divine oracle

Although the Gray Mist Merman Tribe is small in number, they at least have a good diet, as there are seven or eight groups of fish and shrimp crabs raised in the divine realm, which is sufficient to sustain over one hundred mermen well

Unlike facing other invaders, the fishmen tribe did not immediately shout for battle against the gray mist fishmen, possibly due to Lin Xiao's mental suggestion. After a brief standoff, the fishmen leader stepped forward to communicate with this group of gray mist fishmen

Since there was no conflict at the beginning, there will not be any later on. After all, Fang Ning did not initially claim that it was an invasion by enemies, and the clan did not have a strong desire for battle at the outset, although their desire to show off was considerable

As they returned to the tribe with the disheveled gray mist mermen, numerous tribal mermen showcased their skills, astonishing many of the merman refugees. When the tribe beheld the altar in the center of the tribe, nearly one-quarter of the merman refugees immediately approached to kneel in worship. Lin Xiao sensed over one hundred lines of faith at that moment.

As time goes by, through constant exposure and with occasional demonstrations of miracles, it will not be difficult to convert this group of fishman refugees into believers.

What should be done if there is not enough food

Moreover, after engaging in battle and just having acquired new skills, he exerted a counter-pressure on the more than 400 gray mist fishmen in terms of momentum

More than one hundred Gray Mist Fishmen, led by their chief, surged out of the tribe and marched north along the beach. Halfway through, they encountered four hundred seemingly destitute Gray Mist Fishmen heading south, and both parties came to a halt simultaneously

Having confirmed that the clans were developing well and that the two groups were successfully merging, Lin Xiao did not continue to observe further and logged off with satisfaction

However, the problem is that the newly arrived mermen have a reproductive rate and offspring survival rate that are twice that of their kind. This indicates that it will not be long before the number of mermen in the divine realm rapidly increases, and this amount of food may not be sufficient.

Of course, it is about purchasing cards to feed them

The quantity is neither too few nor too many, and it is sufficient for several hundred fishermen.

Within the divine realm, there are only four groups of one-star sturgeon, one group of two-star sardines, one group of one-star shrimp, and two groups of one-star crabs.